diff --git a/Gemfile.d/app.rb b/Gemfile.d/app.rb
index e9e367b6de0..9da23f968f1 100644
--- a/Gemfile.d/app.rb
+++ b/Gemfile.d/app.rb
@@ -96,7 +96,8 @@ gem 'useragent', '0.16.8', require: false
 gem 'crocodoc-ruby', '0.0.1', require: false
 gem 'hey', '1.3.0', require: false
 gem 'sentry-raven', '0.15.6', require: false
-gem 'canvas_statsd', '1.0.7'
+gem 'canvas_statsd', '1.0.8'
+  gem 'statsd-ruby', '1.3.0', require: false
   gem 'aroi', '0.0.4', require: false
 gem 'diplomat', '1.0.0', require: false
 gem 'gepub'